Posts Tagged ‘ love ’

Cleave: Love and Prayer

April 20, 2010
By Ruchy Fiedler
Cleave: Love and Prayer

in zebra patterned bodysuits

the dancers slither apart

shimmy in circles,

in odd jumpy steps

across the yawning space

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Belle Meets Belz

February 3, 2010
By Stephanie Cleveland
Belle Meets Belz

As a teenager I read an article in Cosmo about how guys with stubble like the red they can bring to a woman’s cheeks during kissing: It’s a she’s-so-tender-I’m-so-tough type of thing. The first time I saw a Chasid, his beard looked vaguely terrifying. I’ve always hated beards, macho like my Dad’s, like Hulk...
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I Love You, Brother

February 2, 2010
By Tzippi Langstrumpf
I Love You, Brother

I Love You, Brother. You’re a part of me, and I can’t let go. My heart hurts that yours is broken. I watch you twist and turn and I feel knotted up inside. I see you blink back tears, and my own eyes sting. I smile when you smile, brother. Because I do care and I...
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Faking It: (“O’ God”)

January 27, 2010
By Tzippi Langstrumpf
Faking It: (“O’ God”)


Last week He had pinched her butt as He said it.  It was supposed to be sort of playful.  The mood was light and she said it too.  She still wondered if…


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